Politics
Take the pulse of the region’s political landscape with our Daily Intelligence Reports (DIRs) on diplomatic interactions: state visits, political summits, correspondence between policymakers, executive guidelines, royal decrees, cabinet meetings, and more.
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Politics
June 08, 2023
Summary: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Saudi Arabia earlier this week (6/6/2023) and met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman.
This meeting came after a series of high-level Saudi-U.S....
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June 07, 2023
Summary: U.S. media reported, citing U.S. officials, that the UAE was disappointed in the U.S. failure to deter Iran's activity in Gulf waters after the latter seized two international oil tankers in April and...
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June 06, 2023
Summary: It was previously reported that UAE Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed requested to step down from some strategic and defense files he handles in favor of...
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June 05, 2023
Summary: Amid efforts to follow up on the implementation of the Beijing agreement, recent statements of Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani surprised Riyadh.
Rear Admiral Irani announced last F...
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May 31, 2023
Summary: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to visit Saudi Arabia next week (6-8/6/23) and meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman.The meeting between Crown Prince Mohammad and Secreta...
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May 30, 2023
Summary: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman is said to have decided to pursue easing the differences with the UAE on the Yemeni file.
A key indicator of his stance was demonstrated at the Arab Summit.
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May 29, 2023
Summary: Sultan Haitham of Oman arrived in Tehran yesterday (28/5/2023) for a two-day official visit.Iran’s nuclear file, the security of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Iranian-GCC relations were topics of disc...
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May 29, 2023
Summary: Saudi King Salman’s absence from the 32nd Arab League Summit which was held in Jeddah on 19/5/2023, was significantly notable amid recent rumors of his health being under close monitoring.
Tactical R...
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May 25, 2023
Summary: Talks are ongoing behind closed doors between Saudi Arabia and Iran concerning strategic files, notably Tehran’s nuclear program.
A meeting is said to be taking place to address this file.
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May 24, 2023
Summary: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi appointed last Monday (22/5/2023) veteran commander with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Ali Akbar Ahmadian as the Secretary of the Supreme National Secur...
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